Death Star bills advancing in the Legislature would preempt local governments' ability to...
Luke Skywalker , Princess Leia and Han Solo attempt to escape the clutches of Darth Vader aboard the Death Star in a scene from 'Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.'For more than a century the balance of power in Texas has been a point of pride: a relatively weak legislature, weaker governor and control held as close to the people as possible throughAnd if the state Legislature wanted to preempt an area of local power, it had to do so with"unmistakable clarity.
Despite Burrow's assurances, the bill's language is broad. Local governments cannot"adopt, enforce, or maintain" measures in "a field of regulation that is occupied by a provision" of the relevant code. The bill's supporters talk about rules banning gas stoves and plastic bags, or requiring paid sick leave.
Cities could still deal with short-term rentals. The bill wouldn't affect watering restrictions. At the state affairs committee hearing, Burrows answered capably, but showed his frustration at the seemingly endless potential of"what about this one" questions. “This is so counterintuitive to the way Texas has pursued policy-making in the past,” Steven Pedigo, a professor and director of the University of Texas’ LBJ Urban Lab, told us. “We have been a local-first, small ‘c’ conservative form of government."
Burrows has complained about progressive activists"harassing" local governments. But conservative cities should also take note. If the winds of power shift at the state level, what protects their right to local governance? Perhaps that’s why local leaders and communities, including some Republican ones, oppose the bill.
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